Over the past four years, West Clare Cycling Club’s Paul Edson has ridden his bicycle over 2,500 kilometres. He has pedalled from Dublin across northern France over the Alps and down to Nice. He has cycled the equivalent of Mount Everest twice.

Gardaí investigating the theft of an inflatable dingy from Derg Marina in Ballina, Tipperary, recently are appealing for information.

THE president, vice-president and director general of the Law Society of Ireland addressed members of Clare Law Association at a recent meeting in the Old Ground Hotel.

SENATOR Martin Conway has welcomed a provision contained in the Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013, which seeks to remove restrictions on part-time firefighters accessing  jobseekers benefit and jobseekers allowance.

THE G8 are meeting once again. Large sections of Northern Ireland have been cordoned off and enclosed in razor wire. It is certainly not a new experience in the province but given that the last 15 years have been politically devoted to tearing down barriers, it’s a little ironic.

EDITORIAL AN ageing population, together with a reduction in the number of elderly care beds in public hospitals and a reduced HSE budget, is putting severe strain on private and voluntary nursing homes in this country.

AFTER 35 years in the gardaí and more than a decade in Shannon, Noel McMahon retired last week. Speaking to The Clare Champion, a few days after finishing, he said he had enjoyed his career and was looking forward to relaxing over the next few months. “I’m going to enjoy the summer, play golf and I’m going on a holiday in July, then come back and think about September and where I go from there,” he said. Noel’s son, Keith, died two years ago but he says he is now looking forward to spending time with his wife, Anne, their two daughters and three grandchildren. Originally from Doonbeg, he went into Templemore in November of 1977 and was sent to Tipperary Town the following May, where he would spend the next 21 years. He was only starting out when he had to deal with the fall-out from a fatal road crash. “My first fatal accident I was only six months …

KILKEE town manager, Anne Haugh has suggested that business people in the resort town may have to play an increased role in keeping the town tidy during the summer season.